Two very long-time volunteers in the Boundary City will be honoured Wednesday at 10 a.m. during the Canada 150th Birthday Celebrations in front of Grand Forks City Hall. Lorraine Dick and Chris Moslin will be recognized for their Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers and Governor General's Caring Canadian Award, respectively,...

The Grand Forks Piranhas Swim Club took their winning mojo across the border last weekend, to place second overall with a total of 2284 points for the team. Colville, the home team, won the meet with 2870 points.  This meet, which the swimmers often call the most fun meet of the year, gives the competitors a chance to try...

After seven years of searching and chasing leads, the family of Owen Kiernan Rooney has finally gotten some closure. The remains of the 24-year-old Australian man were found by the Grand Forks Search and Rescue Unit while they were doing a training exercise on Hardy Mountain. The remains were found at the foot of the mountain,...

The Grand Forks RCMP has located a few mountain bikes believed to have been stolen the Boundary region during the past few months. The latest recoverd mountain bike by RCMP is a a Giant "Trance" 27 speed dual suspension unit. Grand Forks RCMP believe the mountain bike is also likely stolen. In May, Grand Forks RCMP recovered...

After Todd Stone, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure and Minister responsible for Emergency Management BC, announced a provincial state of emergency Friday, the Regional District of Central Kootenay has sent out its own release asking the public to be ready in case wildfires strike the region. In a release Saturday,...

Interior Health teams across IH West are working closely with emergency officials from several agencies to respond to the wildfire activity around the communities we serve. Together, we are carefully considering the best options for our patients and staff who are located where significant wildfire activity is ongoing.   Since...

The Four Elements Adventure Race (or FearBC) is set to challenge teams in the hills and mountains surrounding Castlegar on Saturday, September 30th. Teams of three will test their skills, physical abilities and mental fortitude while supporting each other as they navigate between checkpoints via trekking and mountain biking...

Combine beautiful weather, vacation time and our great outdoors and you’ve got the ingredients for a lot of people having fun on and around the water.  Add this year’s fast-flowing, high water levels, poor judgement, lack of preparation and alcohol and you’ve got the recipe for a tragedy.  “It can happen so quickly,” says...

The problem of people starting illegal temporary residences continued in May as more transient camps were removed. City bylaw services reported that it had removed nine more transient camps during the last month. Last month it removed 12 transient camps with a "relatively large" camp removed four separate times from the Grand...

Selkirk College alumna Tanya Tran begins grad school at the University of Victoria (UVic) in September with more than $30,000 in fellowships and awards to help pursue her educational dream. Originally from Ottawa, Tran received an undergraduate degree at McGill University in Montreal where she achieved a Bachelor of Science...